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by throw0101c 2 hours ago
> guy who predicted that the internet would be a flop

1. If you actually read the Snopes article, you'll see that his 1998 "prediction" was actually a humorous take on the Information Superhighway hoopla what was going on at the time.

2. Something else he wrote in 1998, in more serious matter, has been widely cited and was very important in the post-GFC world: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/1998/06/1998b_b...

3. If you do want to take his "prediction" seriously, he was of course wrong about the social impact of the Internet (which he has himself admitted, IIRC).

4. But if you look at the economic numbers of the productivity Internet, he was actually correct:

* https://archive.ph/DUDEw

* https://archive.ph/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...

There are a few chapters on the growth (and lack thereof) of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_American_...

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You should probably read the snopes article, because nowhere in it does it say that it was a humorous take on the Information Superhighway hoopla.

You are spreading lies. Easily checked lies.